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PUBLIC LAW 89-101-JULY 30, 1965

Public Law 89-101 AN ACT To amend section 2634 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the transportation of privately owned motor vehicles of members of the armed forces on a change of permanent station.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representathefs of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) By amending section 2634 to read as follows: "§2634. Motor vehicles; for members on change of permanent station " (a) When a member of an armed force is ordered to make a change of permanent station, one motor vehicle owned by him and for his personal use or the use of his dependents may, unless a motor vehicle owned by him was transported in advance of that change of permanent station under section 406(h) of title 37, be transported, at the expense of the United States, to his new station or such other place as the Secretary concerned may authorize— "(1) on a vessel owned, leased, or chartered by the United States; " (2) by privately owned American shipping services; or "(3) by foreign-flag shipping services if shipping services described in clauses (1) and (2) are not reasonably available. When the Secretary concerned, or his designee, determines that a replacement for that motor vehicle is necessary for reasons beyond the control of the member and is in the interest of the United States, and he approves the transportation in advance, one additional motor vehicle 3f the member may be so transported. " (b) I n this section, 'change of permanent station' means the transfer or assignment of a member of the armed forces from one permanent station to another. I t includes the change from home or from the place from which ordered to active duty to first station upon appointment, call to active duty, enlistment, or induction, and from last duty station to home or to the place from which ordered to active duty upon separation from the service, placement upon the temporary disability retired list, release from active duty, or retirement. I t also includes an authorized change in home yard or home port of a vessel.'' (2) By striking out of the analysis:

July 30, 1965 [H. R. 8484]

Armed Forces. P r i v a t e l y owned motor v e h i c l e s, transportation. 78 Stat. 439.

" C h a n g e of permanent s t a t i o n. "

"2634. Motor vehicles: for members on permanent change of station."

and inserting in place thereof: "2634. Motor vehicles: for members on change of permanent station."

SEC. 2. Section 406(h)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(2) authorize the transportation of one motor vehicle owned by the member and for his or his dependents' personal use to that location by means of transportation authorized under section 2634 of title 10." SEC. 3. This Act shall be effective May 1, 1965. Any member who— (1) transported a motor vehicle at his personal expense after April 30, 1965, and before the enactment of this Act; and (2) would have been entitled to the transportation of such motor vehicle at Government expense under the provisions of this Act; 49-850 0-66—30

Effective date.

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